The Good Oil Word of the Day

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revolt (verb, noun) -

intransitive verb 1a: to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) : rebel - often used with against b: to act in or show opposition or disobedience 2a: to experience disgust or shock b: to turn away with disgust —usually used with from

transitive verb : to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence

noun 1: a renouncing of allegiance (as to a government or party), especially : a determined armed uprising 2: a movement or expression of vigorous dissent

Source : Merriam-Webster

Etymology : Revolution and revolt have a shared origin, both ultimately going back to the Latin revolvere “to revolve, roll back.” When revolution first appeared in English in the 14th century, it referred to the movement of a celestial body in orbit; that sense was extended to “a progressive motion of a body around an axis,” “completion of a course,” and other senses suggesting regularity of motion or a predictable return to an original position. At virtually the same time, the word developed a sharply different meaning, namely, ”a sudden radical, or complete change,” apparently from the idea of reversal of direction implicit in the Latin verb. Revolt , which initially meant “to renounce allegiance,” grew from the same idea of “rolling back,” in this case from a prior bond of loyalty.

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